diff --git a/examples/kernel/tc_comm.h b/examples/kernel/tc_comm.h
index 9f96d24e09..9333b96815 100644
--- a/examples/kernel/tc_comm.h
+++ b/examples/kernel/tc_comm.h
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  *
  */
 #include <rtthread.h>
+#ifdef RT_USING_FINSH
 #include <finsh.h>
+#endif
 
 #if RT_THREAD_PRIORITY_MAX == 8
 #define THREAD_PRIORITY		6